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Here is one quick, easy and dynamic way to install or load your favorite third-party plug-ins during launch of Photoshop Elements (PSE) Editor with a keyboard shortcut key.

Quit Photoshop Elements Editor if already launched.

Double-click on desktop icon for Adobe Photoshop Elements which launches the Welcome Screen.

Press Ctrl (Cmd) + Shift, and in the Welcome Screen click Edit (or Editor for older versions). Keep it pressed until you see the below window (you might have to click on blue screen as sometimes it appears behind welcome screen)

Navigate to desired third-party or any other plugin file location. Select and click Ok.

Now Photoshop Elements Editor will be launched with your plug-in loaded with app.

How to confirm if plug-in is loaded or not:

In PSE Editor navigate to Edit->Preferences->Plug-ins window (Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor->Preferences on Mac) and your plug-in location should be present there as seen below (for one of the plug-ins I loaded):

When we first buy any software we try to explore, use, and learn as much and as early as possible. With prolonged use we excel in our workflows and output.

Some of us use third-party plug-ins (mainly referred to as everything which may or may not be shipped with the product, either free or paid) to achieve some of the outputs. These help us in saving time in manual steps.

In time you may end up using many additional plug-ins. Once in a while, a plug-in gets corrupted, and makes the parent software unstable, or may even prevent the software from starting. At that point you might think of existence of any magic key which would skip loading of all these plug-ins and still launch the product with full functionality.

Review the below steps to skip loading of optional and third-party plug-ins with Photoshop Elements (PSE) Editor while launching:

Quit Photoshop Elements Editor if already launched.

Double-click on desktop icon for Adobe Photoshop Elements which launches the Welcome Screen.

Press Shift, and in the Welcome Screen click Edit ( or Editor for older versions). Keep it pressed until you see this message:

4. Click [Yes] and your Photoshop Elements Editor will be launched without any optional and third-party plug-ins.

If a plug-in is causing issues:

If you suspect a specific third-party plug-in is causing issues with running PSE, you can remove it from here (I would recommend you move the file from the location below to a different one, and restart PSE to see if the issue is solved):